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Jack1000 · 04-02-2002, 06:10 PM

Was it ever decided in the pilot why the castaways decided to call Giligan's Island, Giligan's Island? Or was this something that was never explained on screen? (Which was the case of Gilligan's first name...Willie.)

JWood201 · 04-02-2002, 08:34 PM

I don't think the Castaways ever actually decided to call it Gilligan's Island. In one episode, when Zsa Zsa Gabor's character Erika Tiffany-Smith asked about the name Mr. Howell said he wanted to call it Howell-something (forget exactly what he said). So it never really had a name on the show.
It was just named that 'cause Gilligan's the main character.

Céline · 04-02-2002, 10:57 PM

No,they never actually explained it on the screen.It's Sherwood Schwartz who decided about the name.He was looking for a funny name and so he looked it up in the phone's book.When he saw the name Gilligan,he thought that sounded right so,that's how Gilligan got his island

Tiger32 · 04-02-2002, 11:34 PM

That is a very interesting bit of trivia. I never knew how they decided on the name.

StrawberryFields · 06-25-2002, 10:22 PM

Might as well have called it Gilligan's Island. He's the one that always fouled up the rescue and made 'em have to stay, LOL!

julian bozo · 07-17-2002, 11:15 PM

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Originally posted by Céline
No,they never actually explained it on the screen.It's Sherwood Schwartz who decided about the name.He was looking for a funny name and so he looked it up in the phone's book.When he saw the name Gilligan,he thought that sounded right so,that's how Gilligan got his island

I have this game that's really fun ,it's called Blast from the Past where the stars ask you questions. You try and win to get a interview with a Classic tv show actor. That tid bit was on the game. I never knew that till I played Blast From The Past.

Screenwriter · 07-18-2002, 07:14 PM

I was wondering did the series ever really explain why they took so much close? What was the reason for each character to go on that tour? And all the bare essentials about the 3 hour tour journey

doorcountygirl · 07-28-2002, 06:50 PM

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BonniesLilCutiePie · 08-01-2002, 01:31 PM

Scherwood *sp?* Schwarts *sp?* Found the name Gilligan in the phone book.

Spider-Dan · 08-13-2002, 09:38 PM

That was one werid phonebook. But how come most of them wore the same thing every day when they had so many clothes? It's probably the only live action tv show (other than the munsters) where everyone wore the same thing every day. It's like a cartoon.

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04-02-2002, 06:10 PM	#1
Jack1000 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 05, 2001 Posts: 2,055	Question About Gilligan's Island Was it ever decided in the pilot why the castaways decided to call Giligan's Island, Giligan's Island? Or was this something that was never explained on screen? (Which was the case of Gilligan's first name...Willie.)

06-25-2002, 10:22 PM	#5
StrawberryFields Apple Scruff Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 10, 2002 Location: The Monkees' pad Posts: 117	Might as well have called it Gilligan's Island. He's the one that always fouled up the rescue and made 'em have to stay, LOL!
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08-13-2002, 09:38 PM	#10
Spider-Dan First Mate Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 13, 2002 Location: Giligan's Island Posts: 19	Weird phonebook That was one werid phonebook. But how come most of them wore the same thing every day when they had so many clothes? It's probably the only live action tv show (other than the munsters) where everyone wore the same thing every day. It's like a cartoon. (First post ever by me on this board!)
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04-02-2002, 08:34 PM	#2
JWood201 TV Nerd Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 25, 2001 Posts: 798	I don't think the Castaways ever actually decided to call it Gilligan's Island. In one episode, when Zsa Zsa Gabor's character Erika Tiffany-Smith asked about the name Mr. Howell said he wanted to call it Howell-something (forget exactly what he said). So it never really had a name on the show. It was just named that 'cause Gilligan's the main character.

04-02-2002, 10:57 PM	#3
Céline Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 29, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,606	No,they never actually explained it on the screen.It's Sherwood Schwartz who decided about the name.He was looking for a funny name and so he looked it up in the phone's book.When he saw the name Gilligan,he thought that sounded right so,that's how Gilligan got his island

04-02-2002, 11:34 PM	#4
Tiger32 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 14, 2002 Posts: 624	That is a very interesting bit of trivia. I never knew how they decided on the name.

07-28-2002, 06:50 PM	#8
doorcountygirl Bob Denver Fanatic Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Middle of Nowhere Posts: 61	To receive the best answer to this question, visit a webpage from Bob Denver's Official Site. There a fan answered this very question and did a great job doing it. http://www.bobdenver.com/Ask_Bob/ask_bob.html